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2010 Western Michigan

6–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Cubit.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 2010, game by game: lost at Michigan State 14–38; won vs. Nicholls 49–14; lost vs. Toledo 24–37; lost vs. Idaho 13–33; won at Ball State 45–16; lost at Notre Dame 20–44; won at Akron 56–10; lost vs. Northern Illinois 21–28; lost at Central Michigan 22–26; won vs. Eastern Michigan 45–30; won vs. Kent State 38–3; won at Bowling Green 41–7+46−24Lost 14–38 at Michigan State-24Michigan StateWon 49–14 vs. Nicholls+35NichollsLost 24–37 vs. Toledo-13ToledoLost 13–33 vs. Idaho-20IdahoWon 45–16 at Ball State+29Ball StateLost 20–44 at Notre Dame-24Notre DameWon 56–10 at Akron+46AkronLost 21–28 vs. Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Lost 22–26 at Central Michigan-4Central MichiganWon 45–30 vs. Eastern Michigan+15Eastern MichiganWon 38–3 vs. Kent State+35Kent StateWon 41–7 at Bowling Green+34Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atMichigan StateL 14–⁠3832%
Sep 11vsNichollsW 49–⁠1481%
Sep 18vsToledoL 24–⁠3762%
Oct 2vsIdahoL 13–⁠3353%
Oct 9atBall StateW 45–⁠1635%
Oct 16atNotre DameL 20–⁠4426%
Oct 23atAkronW 56–⁠1062%
Oct 30vsNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠2839%
Nov 5atCentral MichiganL 22–⁠2639%
Nov 13vsEastern MichiganW 45–⁠3080%
Nov 20vsKent StateW 38–⁠361%
Nov 26atBowling GreenW 41–⁠754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 41–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
388–⁠286
Coach
Bill Cubit
Elo
1478 +26 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 73 of 120; offense No. 71, defense No. 76, special teams No. 44
SRS
−4.8 No. 77 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 88
Defensive coordinator
Dave Cohen
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense65th of 120
  • Defense50th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted60th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.9665th of 120
Defense0.0439%0.9750th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.04 def		41% off
42% def		—52nd off
60th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 333% allowed
Defense-0.2own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAlex Carder QB3,334 yds
Passing touchdownsAlex Carder QB30 TD
Rushing yardsTevin Drake RB405 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Carder QB6 TD
Receiving yardsJordan White WR1,378 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan White WR10 TD
InterceptionsMario Armstrong 5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Raheam Buxton S★★★No. 1052
Mike Perish PRO★★★No. 1271
Johnnie Simon S★★★No. 1413
Matt Finnin OT★★★No. 1492
Desmond Bozeman ILB★★★No. 1492

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.807
Running backs22.50.803
Receivers23.00.811
Offensive line33.00.821
Defensive line62.50.798
Linebackers23.00.826
Defensive backs62.70.808
Whole class232.70.809

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 102

The 2010 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.